Hivos in collaboration with flower sector stakeholders will convene the first ever “Producer of the Year Award” as a platform to demonstrate the role of front runner farms (in horticulture) and the impact of better engendered workplace policies on business and changing the state of women workers.
Hivos in collaboration with flower sector industry stakeholders will convene the first ever “Producer of the Year Award” (POYA) as a platform to demonstrate the role of front runner farms (in horticulture) and the impact of better engendered workplace policies on business and changing the state of women workers. This award ceremony is borne out […]
Layertech Labs: Business Intelligence in Action February 20, 2020 By Adelle Chua Imagine you are a business owner in a city south of Manila. The thought of doing business with the local government has crossed your mind, but many reasons have somehow prevented you from doing so. You could be operating on the notion that […]
Local, fair, healthy, and sustainable: these are the main principles of the Wise Foodways campaign. A four-year public campaign to propel local, healthy, sustainable and equitable food systems for producers and consumers in Indonesia. There are ways to reduce the pressure of food production and consumption on the environment. Hivos is part of the Local […]
Layertech Labs: Securing buy-in from the top down February 18, 2020 By Adella Chua. Original post on website of Southeast Asia Hivos (here) Legazpi City, the capital of Albay province (Philippines), is relatively open and progressive compared to other local government units in the country. It is a hall of fame awardee for the Seal […]
The Government Transparency Institute has conducted a research study exploring short-term effects of transparency reforms on corruption risks, institutional efficiency, competition and prices, and on using public procurement databases. Procurement outcomes were compared in three countries (Mexico, Paraguay and Slovakia) before and after transparency regulation changes took place to determine whether the reforms had a measurable impact.
On January 24, 2020, residents of Nakuru County had an opportunity to engage with various food actors from different parts of the country. The Seed and Food fair festival held within the Central Business District was organized by Building Eastern African Community Network (BEACON) in collaboration with the County Government of Nakuru and with support […]
Hivos is pleased to announce the official launch of the Hivos Fellowship. At Hivos, we’re constantly looking for new ideas and strategies that can help us build a more just and fair society. So today we’re opening our doors to the creative and digital sectors, welcoming people who are pushing the boundaries in their field. Five […]
Balancing rights and trade: a tale of hypocrisy February 6, 2020 Opinion by Jonathan Huseman, Hivos Advocacy Officer, and Jolien van der Vaart, Communications Officer. Last month, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ) published an in-depth investigation into corruption and abuse of power in Angola: the Luanda Leaks. News agencies around the world started […]
February 6 was set aside by the United Nations to create awareness on one of the sternest violations of the rights of girls and women, where communities seek to control their sexuality. The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was created to increase efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. To commemorate […]
Hivos is proud to announce that the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has granted Hivos four more years of funding from its Local Employment for Development (LEAD) program. The main goal is to generate income for youth by creating sustainable jobs that offer decent work directly to young people. We aim to create 9000 jobs […]
Local leadership is a vital ingredient in our response to the climate emergency and essential to achieve the SDGs. Although many cities and local governments are stepping up to the plate, they face unique governance challenges, and demographic and fiscal pressures. Overcoming these hurdles requires innovation and collaboration among diverse urban stakeholders, underpinned by shared norms of integrity. The Hivos Open Contracting team will be holding a joint session with African Centre For Cities at the World Urban Forum (WUF) in Abu Dhabi (February 8 to 13), to explore ways to build cities of integrity. Our insights will focus in particular on innovative efforts to improve local public contracting.